Solar PV Module Access#
RESKit simulates different PV modules. To see which modules are available, have a look at this example.
Workflow:
Import required packages
Import PV module parameter from PVLib
Load system advisor model from PVLib
Simulation with chosen PV module
import reskit as rk
import pvlib
import pandas as pd
Import first module’s parameter from PVLib
# Access Modules from PVLib
n = 0
pvlib.pvsystem.retrieve_sam("CECMod").T.iloc[n : n + 1]
| Technology | Bifacial | STC | PTC | A_c | Length | Width | N_s | I_sc_ref | V_oc_ref | ... | a_ref | I_L_ref | I_o_ref | R_s | R_sh_ref | Adjust | gamma_r | BIPV | Version | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A10Green_Technology_A10J_S72_175 | Mono-c-Si | 0 | 175.0914 | 151.2 | 1.3 | 1.576 | 0.825 | 72 | 5.17 | 43.99 | ... | 1.981696 | 5.175703 | 0.0 | 0.316688 | 287.102203 | 16.057121 | -0.5072 | N | SAM 2018.11.11 r2 | 1/3/2019 |
1 rows × 25 columns
Load system advisor model (SAM) from PVLib and print it
# Access Single Modules
df_modules = pvlib.pvsystem.retrieve_sam("CECMod")
print(df_modules)
A10Green_Technology_A10J_S72_175 A10Green_Technology_A10J_S72_180 \
Technology Mono-c-Si Mono-c-Si
Bifacial 0 0
STC 175.0914 179.928
PTC 151.2 155.7
A_c 1.3 1.3
Length 1.576 1.576
Width 0.825 0.825
N_s 72 72
I_sc_ref 5.17 5.31
V_oc_ref 43.99 44.06
I_mp_ref 4.78 4.9
V_mp_ref 36.63 36.72
alpha_sc 0.002146 0.002204
beta_oc -0.159068 -0.159321
T_NOCT 49.9 49.9
a_ref 1.981696 1.988414
I_L_ref 5.175703 5.316148
I_o_ref 0.0 0.0
R_s 0.316688 0.299919
R_sh_ref 287.102203 259.047943
Adjust 16.057121 16.418983
gamma_r -0.5072 -0.5072
BIPV N N
Version SAM 2018.11.11 r2 SAM 2018.11.11 r2
Date 1/3/2019 1/3/2019
A10Green_Technology_A10J_S72_185 A10Green_Technology_A10J_M60_220 \
Technology Mono-c-Si Multi-c-Si
Bifacial 0 0
STC 184.7016 219.876
PTC 160.2 189.1
A_c 1.3 1.624
Length 1.576 1.632
Width 0.825 0.995
N_s 72 60
I_sc_ref 5.43 7.95
V_oc_ref 44.14 36.06
I_mp_ref 5.03 7.3
V_mp_ref 36.72 30.12
alpha_sc 0.002253 0.004357
beta_oc -0.15961 -0.130681
T_NOCT 49.9 50.2
a_ref 1.984817 1.673094
I_L_ref 5.435676 7.959062
I_o_ref 0.0 0.0
R_s 0.311962 0.140393
R_sh_ref 298.424438 123.168404
Adjust 15.688233 21.875164
gamma_r -0.5072 -0.5196
BIPV N N
Version SAM 2018.11.11 r2 SAM 2018.11.11 r2
Date 1/3/2019 1/3/2019
A10Green_Technology_A10J_M60_225 A10Green_Technology_A10J_M60_230 \
Technology Multi-c-Si Multi-c-Si
Bifacial 0 0
STC 224.9856 230.1288
PTC 193.5 204.1
A_c 1.624 1.624
Length 1.632 1.632
Width 0.995 0.995
N_s 60 60
I_sc_ref 8.04 8.1
V_oc_ref 36.24 36.42
I_mp_ref 7.44 7.58
V_mp_ref 30.24 30.36
alpha_sc 0.004406 0.007857
beta_oc -0.131334 -0.130748
T_NOCT 50.2 46.4
a_ref 1.671782 1.680481
I_L_ref 8.047206 8.103613
I_o_ref 0.0 0.0
R_s 0.14737 0.152058
R_sh_ref 164.419479 340.982697
Adjust 20.698376 21.554358
gamma_r -0.5196 -0.493
BIPV N N
Version SAM 2018.11.11 r2 SAM 2018.11.11 r2
Date 1/3/2019 1/3/2019
A10Green_Technology_A10J_M60_235 A10Green_Technology_A10J_M60_240 \
Technology Multi-c-Si Multi-c-Si
Bifacial 0 0
STC 235.008 240.5376
PTC 208.7 213.3
A_c 1.624 1.624
Length 1.632 1.632
Width 0.995 0.995
N_s 60 60
I_sc_ref 8.23 8.32
V_oc_ref 36.72 36.84
I_mp_ref 7.68 7.83
V_mp_ref 30.6 30.72
alpha_sc 0.007983 0.00807
beta_oc -0.131825 -0.132256
T_NOCT 46.4 46.4
a_ref 1.696981 1.694234
I_L_ref 8.23464 8.321768
I_o_ref 0.0 0.0
R_s 0.151504 0.150077
R_sh_ref 268.700836 706.269653
Adjust 21.871918 20.88105
gamma_r -0.493 -0.493
BIPV N N
Version SAM 2018.11.11 r2 SAM 2018.11.11 r2
Date 1/3/2019 1/3/2019
A2Peak_Power_POWER_ON_P220_6x10 Aavid_Solar_ASMS_165P ... \
Technology Multi-c-Si Multi-c-Si ...
Bifacial 0 0 ...
STC 219.978 164.85 ...
PTC 195.0 146.3 ...
A_c 1.633 1.301 ...
Length 1.633 1.575 ...
Width 1.0 0.826 ...
N_s 60 72 ...
I_sc_ref 7.98 5.25 ...
V_oc_ref 36.72 43.5 ...
I_mp_ref 7.26 4.71 ...
V_mp_ref 30.3 35.0 ...
alpha_sc 0.00399 0.001575 ...
beta_oc -0.12852 -0.170955 ...
T_NOCT 47.9 45.0 ...
a_ref 1.597033 1.964633 ...
I_L_ref 8.000232 5.274152 ...
I_o_ref 0.0 0.0 ...
R_s 0.229644 0.595855 ...
R_sh_ref 90.577438 129.523468 ...
Adjust 12.217215 7.163876 ...
gamma_r -0.46 -0.519 ...
BIPV N N ...
Version SAM 2018.11.11 r2 SAM 2018.11.11 r2 ...
Date 1/3/2019 1/3/2019 ...
Zytech_Solar_ZT275P Zytech_Solar_ZT280P Zytech_Solar_ZT285P \
Technology Multi-c-Si Multi-c-Si Multi-c-Si
Bifacial 0 0 0
STC 275.0144 280.3294 285.326
PTC 248.0 252.6 257.3
A_c 1.931 1.931 1.931
Length 1.95 1.95 1.95
Width 0.99 0.99 0.99
N_s 72 72 72
I_sc_ref 8.31 8.4 8.48
V_oc_ref 45.1 45.25 45.43
I_mp_ref 7.76 7.87 7.97
V_mp_ref 35.44 35.62 35.8
alpha_sc 0.004014 0.004057 0.004096
beta_oc -0.144275 -0.144755 -0.145331
T_NOCT 46.4 46.4 46.4
a_ref 1.810273 1.814855 1.820099
I_L_ref 8.323775 8.410146 8.486703
I_o_ref 0.0 0.0 0.0
R_s 0.566493 0.552584 0.543536
R_sh_ref 341.757935 457.468353 687.560974
Adjust 5.421777 5.274639 5.065088
gamma_r -0.4308 -0.4308 -0.4308
BIPV N N N
Version SAM 2018.11.11 r2 SAM 2018.11.11 r2 SAM 2018.11.11 r2
Date 1/3/2019 1/3/2019 1/3/2019
Zytech_Solar_ZT290P Zytech_Solar_ZT295P Zytech_Solar_ZT300P \
Technology Multi-c-Si Multi-c-Si Multi-c-Si
Bifacial 0 0 0
STC 290.0358 295.0656 300.0032
PTC 261.9 266.5 271.2
A_c 1.931 1.931 1.931
Length 1.95 1.95 1.95
Width 0.99 0.99 0.99
N_s 72 72 72
I_sc_ref 8.55 8.64 8.71
V_oc_ref 45.59 45.75 45.96
I_mp_ref 8.07 8.16 8.26
V_mp_ref 35.94 36.16 36.32
alpha_sc 0.00413 0.004173 0.004207
beta_oc -0.145842 -0.146354 -0.147026
T_NOCT 46.4 46.4 46.4
a_ref 1.822778 1.831246 1.84441
I_L_ref 8.551961 8.641543 8.805312
I_o_ref 0.0 0.0 0.0
R_s 0.538499 0.521134 0.515735
R_sh_ref 2348.675049 2917.755371 552.45459
Adjust 4.660511 4.9013 5.415547
gamma_r -0.4308 -0.4308 -0.4308
BIPV N N N
Version SAM 2018.11.11 r2 SAM 2018.11.11 r2 SAM 2018.11.11 r2
Date 1/3/2019 1/3/2019 1/3/2019
Zytech_Solar_ZT305P Zytech_Solar_ZT310P Zytech_Solar_ZT315P \
Technology Multi-c-Si Multi-c-Si Multi-c-Si
Bifacial 0 0 0
STC 305.0564 310.1436 315.0936
PTC 275.8 280.5 285.1
A_c 1.931 1.931 1.931
Length 1.95 1.95 1.95
Width 0.99 0.99 0.99
N_s 72 72 72
I_sc_ref 8.87 8.9 9.01
V_oc_ref 46.12 46.28 46.44
I_mp_ref 8.36 8.46 8.56
V_mp_ref 36.49 36.66 36.81
alpha_sc 0.004284 0.004299 0.004352
beta_oc -0.147538 -0.14805 -0.148562
T_NOCT 46.4 46.4 46.4
a_ref 1.849153 1.857403 1.865025
I_L_ref 8.874016 8.994804 9.106614
I_o_ref 0.0 0.0 0.0
R_s 0.506611 0.495904 0.488376
R_sh_ref 1119.067017 767.957764 682.291748
Adjust 5.241555 5.446336 5.578743
gamma_r -0.4308 -0.4308 -0.4308
BIPV N N N
Version SAM 2018.11.11 r2 SAM 2018.11.11 r2 SAM 2018.11.11 r2
Date 1/3/2019 1/3/2019 1/3/2019
Zytech_Solar_ZT320P
Technology Multi-c-Si
Bifacial 0
STC 320.42
PTC 289.8
A_c 1.931
Length 1.95
Width 0.99
N_s 72
I_sc_ref 9.12
V_oc_ref 46.6
I_mp_ref 8.66
V_mp_ref 37.0
alpha_sc 0.004405
beta_oc -0.149073
T_NOCT 46.4
a_ref 1.873785
I_L_ref 9.21845
I_o_ref 0.0
R_s 0.475581
R_sh_ref 604.221497
Adjust 5.838334
gamma_r -0.4308
BIPV N
Version SAM 2018.11.11 r2
Date 1/3/2019
[25 rows x 21535 columns]
# Access Single Modules and use it in simulation
# Make a placements dataframe with one location
placements = pd.DataFrame()
placements["lon"] = [
6.083,
] # Longitude
placements["lat"] = [
50.775,
] # Latitude
placements["tilt"] = [
32,
] # System tilt in degrees
placements["azimuth"] = [
180,
] # System azimuth in degrees
placements["capacity"] = [
2000,
] # Total system capacity in kW
placements["elev"] = [
250,
] # Altitude in meters
placements
out = rk.solar.openfield_pv_sarah_unvalidated(
placements=placements,
sarah_path=rk.TEST_DATA["sarah-like"],
era5_path=rk.TEST_DATA["era5-like"],
module="A10Green_Technology_A10J_S72_175", # First PV module from database, which was accessed in the previous cell. You can change this to any other module from the database.
)
out.capacity_factor.plot()
[<matplotlib.lines.Line2D at 0x700481eac9e0>]
